3i6 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



also ran his b. c. Doleful, by Slane, which ran we!l. 

 Wood-Pigeon, the propert}^ of Lord Exeter, made like- 

 wise a creditable show in the race ; Mr. Gully's 

 Weatherbit also put in an appearance. Lord Strad- 

 broke was represented by Idas, which had won the 

 Two Thousand. Lords Chesterfield, Verulam, and 

 Glasgow also contributed to the strength of the field, 

 as did also the Duke of Richmond. Colonel Peel, Mr. 

 Greville, and Mr. Mytton were also represented in the 

 race. Idas was made favourite with odds of 3 to 1 

 offered against it, 7 to 2 was laid against Weatherbit, 

 15 to 1 against Forth's lot. ' Won by a length,' but 

 the struggle was not without incident : Alarm kicked 

 Libel and ran away, but Avas captured and remounted. 

 In the race Pam fell, about the bend of the course, 

 and Old England and Weatherbit jumped over him. 

 The horse Avas much injured; not so his rider, who 

 had the good sense to lie still. Value of the stakes, 

 £4,225. 



The Oaks was secure.l for the Duke of Richmond 

 by the aid of his br. f. Refraction, ridden by H. 

 Bell. Mr, Bennett's ch. f. Hope was placed second, 

 and Major Tarburgh's Miss Sarah third. The verdict 

 of the judge was, ' Won easily by two lengths.' A filly 

 called Queen of Cyprus was not allowed to start, being 

 declared by Messrs. Bartlott, the veterinary surgeons, 

 to be a four-year-old ; on being examined by other 

 vets., she was declared to be a three-year-old. There 

 were 128 subscribers to the Oaks, twenty-one of which 

 came to the starting-post. The odds laid against the 

 winner were 25 to 1, Lancashire Witch being favourite 

 at 7 to 2 against her chance. 



